There is just one more chance to become a men’s Major winner in 2025 as Royal Portrush hosts The 153rd Open Championship.
Xander Schauffele defends the Claret Jug with Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler aiming to land their second Major victory of the year. Although Scheffler is the outright betting favorite in Northern Ireland, the overwhelming majority of support will be for the next man on that list to follow up his Masters success.
McIlroy missed the cut last time The Open was held in his home country, but the 35-year-old is a different player this time around and will fancy his chances of righting those wrongs.
Aiming to stop him is one of the deepest fields in golf as many of the world’s top-100 – plus capable qualifiers from all around the world – make up the 156 players in action this week.
Below, we have listed the odds for many of the leading claims at Royal Portrush as well as our picks to win The 153rd Open Championship.
Xander Schauffele kisses the Claret Jug at Royal Troon in 2024
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The 153rd Open Course: Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush
Originally designed by renowned architect, Harry Colt, Royal Portrush’s Dunluce Links saw a number of key alterations made by Martin Ebert ahead of the 2019 Open Championship. Among these were the addition of two new holes, a slight re-routing of the course, and a marginal overall lengthening.
The new-look jewel in Royal Portrush’s crown was met with wide acclaim and played host to a fantastic Open Championship, won by Shane Lowry. For 2025, the 7,346-yard par 71 will hope for similar on-course success.
Dunluce Links is different to many other courses on The Open rota in that it features significant elevation changes throughout while being framed by dramatic sandhills and breath-taking views.
The signature hole is the par-3 16th, named Calamity Corner, while the Dunluce Links course record belongs to Lowry – posted during round three on his way to victory in 2019.
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The Open Previous Winners
|
Year |
Champion |
Score |
Course |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2024 |
Xander Schauffele |
-9 (two strokes) |
Royal Troon |
|
2023 |
Brian Harman |
-13 (six strokes) |
Royal Liverpool |
|
2022 |
Cameron Smith |
-20 (one stroke) |
St Andrews |
|
2021 |
Collin Morikawa |
-15 (two strokes) |
Royal St George’s |
|
2020 |
Cancelled |
Cancelled |
Cancelled |
|
2019 |
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